Devine Scripture

Luke 9:59

Luke chapter 9 · verse 59 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

Context

v.58And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

v.59This passage

v.60But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 8:21

    And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

  • Matthew 4:19

    And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

  • Matthew 16:24

    Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

  • Haggai 1:2

    Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, This people say, It is not the time for us to come, the time for Jehovah’s house to be built.

  • Matthew 6:33

    But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

  • 1 Kings 19:20

    And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee?